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  • The Village of Round and Square Houses

    Ann Grifalconi

    Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 30, 1986)
    The village of Tos is like no other village in the world, for in this village the women live in round houses and the men live in square ones. The story of how this came to be is told from the point of view of a young girl who grew up there.Ann Grifalconi's bold, dynamic art and rhythmic storytelling recreate this world and make The Village of Round and Square Houses a perfect book for reading aloud.
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  • Village of Round and Square Houses

    Ann Grifalconi

    Paperback (Little Brown Company, March 15, 1986)
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  • Osa's Pride

    Ann Grifalconi

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, June 1, 1990)
    In the African village of Tos, a proud little girl named Osa learns the art of humility from her grandmother, who weaves an entrancing tale from her colorful story cloth
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  • Darkness and the Butterfly

    Ann Grifalconi

    Library Binding (Little Brown & Co, Nov. 1, 1987)
    Small Osa is fearless during the day, climbing trees or exploring the African valley where she lives, but at night she becomes afraid of the strange and terrifying things that might lie in the dark
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  • The Bravest Flute: A Story of Courage in the Mayan Tradition

    Ann Grifalconi

    Library Binding (Little Brown & Co, Sept. 1, 1994)
    The Caldecott Honor-winning author of The Village of Round and Square Houses offers an inspirational tale, featuring her own exuberant illustrations, about a brave Mayan boy who leads his village's New Year's Day parade, even though he is weak and hungry.
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  • Kinda Blue

    Ann Grifalconi

    Library Binding (Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1993)
    Sissy's Uncle Dan is able to cheer the little girl up when he takes her into the corn fields and points out to her how each and every one of the ears of corn is different from the other.
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  • The Village of Round and Square Houses

    Ann Grifalconi

    Paperback (Pan MacMillan, May 15, 1989)
    In Tos - a real life village in Cameroon - the men live in square houses and the women live in round. The story behind this custom is sensitively retold through the eyes of a young girl brought up there.
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  • Tiny's Hat

    Ann Grifalconi

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Tiny, a young girl who misses her father, a traveling blues musician, lifts her own spirits by wearing his hat and singing his songs, in a heart-wrenching story inspired by the tragic childhood of Billie Holiday.
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  • The Village of Round and Square Houses

    Ann Grifalconi

    Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 30, 1986)
    The story of the village of Tos--where the women live in round houses and the men live in square ones--is told from the point of view of a young girl who grew up there. Grifalconi's bold art and rhythmic storytelling make this a wonderful book for reading aloud. Full color.
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  • Flyaway Girl

    Ann Grifalconi

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, Oct. 1, 1992)
    In the African village of Sama, Nsia, a young girl who is accustomed to spending her days playing, is asked to become a wise little woman and help in preparation for the Ceremony of Beginnings.
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  • Not Home: A Novel

    Ann Grifalconi

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1995)
    Tommy and his brother are left in the temporary care of an inner-city group home, where Tommy befriends silent and unapproachable Jimmy, whom the other boys avoid. By the author of The Village of Round and Square Houses.
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  • DARKNESS AND THE BUTTERFLY:

    Ann: Grifalconi

    Paperback (Little Brown & Co, March 1, 1987)
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